A manager or superintendent of another's household. There is mention of
Herod's steward (Lk 8:3); "manager," NIV. As great confidence was reposed in these
officials, Paul describes Christian ministers as the stewards of God over His
church (1 Cor. 4:1-2; "those given a trust," NIV). Believers are also said to be
stewards of God, of God's gifts and riches (1 Pet 4:10).

"I marvel that whereas the
ambitious dreams of myself, Caesar, and Alexander should have
vanished into thin air, a Judean peasant - Jesus should be able to
stretch his hands across the centuries and control the destinies of
men and nations." - Napoleon
I Bonaparte (1809)